Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Unemployment hits a 49-year low; Tech giants may have been hacked by China; Elon Musk’s tweeting sends Tesla shares lower; Costco struggles with “material weakness”; And Tronc decides to change its name back to Tribune Publishing.
Guests: Chris Hill
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Political commentator Mike Indian, author of the Groucho Tendency blog, looks back at the Conservative Party Conference. Did Teresa May do enough to save her position as leader and what effect will Boris Johnson's speech have? He contrasts the Tory Conference with the greater energy and youth of the Labour Conference and Party. He also discusses the latest revelations about the cyber activities of the GRU and the concerted effort being made by the West's security services.
Guests: Mike Indian
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Interview
The London Investor Show is almost here again, taking place on 19th October, with the Manchester Investor show happening on Friday 9th November. Alex Denny, head of investment trusts at Fidelity International, discusses with Simon Rose what he'll be talking about at the show. He emphasises the vital importance of long-term, consistent saving, particularly for retirement, and the different ways in which people should invest at different stages of their lives. He also briefly touches on his hobby, nautical archaeology. NOTE: Share Radio listeners who book for either show on www.LondonInvestorShow.co.uk should enter the voucher code "SHARERADIO18" and they will get a pair of complimentary tickets worth £50.
Guests: Alex Denny
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Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose about a new app that will sing the words you type - in different musical styles. He also looks at online disasters for Facebook and the Conservative Party, at a bus that cleans up pollution, Amazon's new store, the phone with 5 cameras and an over-complicated, expensive way of cooling drink as you drive.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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James Cameron-Wilson looks at the UK box office, topped by the ostensible comedy Night School. James reviews this and laments the difficulty in seeing Oscar hopeful The Wife, starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce. James thinks she must be a favourite, finally, to lift the statuette. He also looks at the home release of Elvis documentary The King, which he also recommends strongly.
Guests: James Cameron Wilson
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was
Graham Spooner of The Share Centre discusses the market's disappointment with Tesco's overseas operations, the dramatic fall in Royal Mail's share price and results from plumbing group Ferguson. He also looks ahead to results from Mondi, Martsons and Hargreaves Lansdown.
Guests: Graham Spooner
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Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: The SEC sues Tesla CEO Elon Musk for fraud; Analysts David Kretzmann, Seth Jayson, and Jason Moser talk Tesla, Nike, Vail Resorts, McCormick, Michael Kors, hot IPOs, and Dunkin’s new name.
Guests: Chris Hill
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Interview
App development company The Distance almost didn’t go the distance, coming close to failing two years ago. Now it is thriving, with a near seven-figure turnover. In conversation with Simon Rose, MD Anthony Main offers advice to other businesses on how to survive tough times, get through a lean patch and emerge the other side healthier than ever.
Guests: Anthony Main
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was
Ian Forrest of The Share Centre explains how Unilever is trying to disenfranchise most private investors in its important domicile vote. He also looks at the takeover of Sky and the Randgold merger as well as analysing news from Next and Boohoo.
Guests: Ian Forrest
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Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex Business School looks at the battle of ideas in UK politics in the wake of the Labour party conference. Where are the stresses within Labour and how will it deal with Brexit? Can the Liberal Democrats fill a vaccum in the centre ground? What is the Conservative party now FOR?
Guests: Professor Tim Evans
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